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Training Calendar

This training calendar is designed to be a statewide resource about the latest training opportunities in mental health and substance abuse recovery across Washington State. Most of these trainings are organized by outside organizations, so make sure to scroll down on the page of the training you’re interested in if you have questions or need to contact someone about the training. We invite you to learn about upcoming events and/or request that your training event be added to the calendar!

Spokane County – DBHR Peer Continuing Education Series – Trauma Informed Peer Support

The Trauma-Informed Peer Support Workshop explores the elements of safety, transparency, reciprocal and collaborative relationships, cultural considerations and personal exploration to find the meaning each of us attach to our experiences of trauma and loss. It explains how the peer relationship is key to recovery from trauma and challenges in each of us to discover our own Next Steps. The training is interactive, engaging and a critical tool for peer support specialists. It Is based on real peers own lived experience of...

Cowlitz County – WaHCA Peer Continuing Education Series – Co-Occurring Disorders

Co-occurring Disorders Training for Peer Support Counselors is interactive and provides useful tools for Peer Support Counselors working with people who experience co-occurring disorders – the coexistence of both a mental health and a substance use disorder. It will further define co-occurring disorders, introduce study results, the Stages of Change, relapse prevention, and cover the SAMHSA perspective. In a classroom setting, peer counselors will learn how to positively work with people who experience co-occurring disorders.

Clark County – WaHCA Peer CE Series – Peers in Crisis & Suicide Prevention

Peers in Crisis & Suicide Prevention is a 2 part workshop that builds on itself.  Participants will leave the morning session with an ability to recognize if the peer they are working with is in crisis, what to do about it and how to support the peer and still stay grounded themselves.  The afternoon session will be based on the morning session and will provide additional tools for identifying a person at risk of suicide and responding appropriately.  Both sessions will...

Mental Health Policy Roundtable Welcomes Dr. Howard Goldman

MENTAL HEALTH: A REPORT OF THE SURGEON GENERAL 20th Anniversary: Lessons Learned & Courses for Action   Howard H. Goldman (MD - MPH Harvard 1974, PhD Brandeis 1978) is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Behavioral Health Systems Improvement Center at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He joined the faculty in 1985 after serving as Assistant Director of NIMH. Dr. Goldman is a mental health services and policy researcher with a special interest in the organization and...

Retraining and Growing the Youth Peer Support Workforce

More agencies are seeing the benefits of the youth peer support specialist role, and are working hard to integrate this role within their mental health services. One challenge that many agencies have is mitigating the high level of burnout for youth peer support specialists while growing the workforce within their organization and/or community. In this webinar, two experienced youth peer support specialists (and youth peer support specialist supervisors) will discuss concrete strategies for retaining and growing the youth peer support...

DC:0-5™ Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood

The DC:0-5 two-day training is the only diagnostic classification system in existence for children from birth to 5 years old. The workshop is for clinicians and early childhood specialists working with infants & young children. We will discuss developmentally appropriate diagnoses with attention to culture & relationships. The DC:0-5 provides a crossover to the DSM5 and ICD 10 diagnoses. Training provides 12 CEUs. For more information or to register, CLICK HERE

Supervising Peer Supporters From a Distance

Come and hear from supervisors and peers about effective ways to empower your peer support team while they work remotely. This free forum is an opportunity to hear from people who supervise peer supporters and learn ways to empower your peer support staff while they work from home. You will hear from a panel of experts and have lots of time for Q&A and discussion. To for information or to register, please CLICK HERE.

Permanent supportive housing: online Fidelity Reviewer Training

Due to a technical error with Gotowebinar, we are asking you to please re-register for the April 28 SH Fidelity Reviewer’s Training Part One and May 5 SH Fidelity Reviewer’s Training Part 2. We apologize for the confusion. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns regarding registration. Thank you for your understanding and patience, we look forward to seeing you in this training! Registration Training is online and in two sessions. Please register for both...

Posting a training event

We encourage providers, state agencies, and consumer advocacy organizations to send us your training opportunities. To request that your training event be added to the calendar, please contact Alison Avery at aavery@thewashingtoncouncil.org and include the following information:

  • Date
  • Title
  • Location
  • Brief summary
  • Contact information
  • Copy of the flier or registration brochure